Since there are two new expansion teams, I thought I would post this suggestion.
I'm just going to assume the playoffs finish this way:
Wraiths over Yeti
Outlaws over Otters
Outlaws over Wraiths
These are just for example and are devised by picking the team with the better record.
I'll also assume that the SaberCats have a worse record than the Hawks come season-end.
The draft order should then be:
1. Expansion Team 1
2. Expansion Team 2
3. San Jose SaberCats
4. Baltimore Hawks
5. Colorado Yeti
6. OC Otters
7. Yellowknife Wraiths
8. Arizona Outlaws
9. Expansion team 2
10. Expansion team 1
11. SJ SaberCats
12. Hawks
13. You get the idea.
The Yeti and Otters could be switched based on tiebreakers (i don't know of any in place currently, although Head-to-head should be one.)
This keeps the draft picks for the existing teams in order of record or playoff finish, but maintains the "snake" format with the two expansion teams.
What do you guys think?
I'm just going to assume the playoffs finish this way:
Wraiths over Yeti
Outlaws over Otters
Outlaws over Wraiths
These are just for example and are devised by picking the team with the better record.
I'll also assume that the SaberCats have a worse record than the Hawks come season-end.
The draft order should then be:
1. Expansion Team 1
2. Expansion Team 2
3. San Jose SaberCats
4. Baltimore Hawks
5. Colorado Yeti
6. OC Otters
7. Yellowknife Wraiths
8. Arizona Outlaws
9. Expansion team 2
10. Expansion team 1
11. SJ SaberCats
12. Hawks
13. You get the idea.
The Yeti and Otters could be switched based on tiebreakers (i don't know of any in place currently, although Head-to-head should be one.)
This keeps the draft picks for the existing teams in order of record or playoff finish, but maintains the "snake" format with the two expansion teams.
What do you guys think?